What is the past perfect, Dick? It's not "had + the past participle". What is it? You're supposed to know.
 
What would you write on the board if a student asked you what it is? Make it short enough that your students can copy it in their notebooks and carry it out the door when the bell rings.

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From: Dick Veit [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011
Subject: Re: insanity

If we would all try just a little harder, explain the past perfect just a little more clearly, try just one or two or fifty more times to get you-know-who to engage in productive dialogue, surely then he will see reason and all will be well and we can turn to other topics. We won't know if we don't try many, many, many more times, will we?

Cheers,
Dick
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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:45:46 -0500
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: insanity

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

 

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